Buying a Rural Florida Home: Well, Septic, and What Your Inspector Checks Rural Central Florida — Citrus, Marion, Levy, Hernando, Sumter, and Lake Counties — has thousands of homes on private wells and septic systems. Most buyers from urban areas have never dealt with either. Here’s what you need to know. Well Water Testing A […]
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Home Inspection in The Villages, FL: What 55+ Buyers Need to Know The Villages is the world’s largest 55+ community — and one of Florida’s most active real estate markets. But buying in The Villages has unique inspection considerations most buyers don’t anticipate. CDD Fees and What They Cover Every Villages home comes with Community […]
Some buyers see a home inspection as a formality — something to check off the list before closing. In Citrus County, that attitude can get expensive fast. Here’s why the inspection genuinely matters in this market. 1. Older Housing Stock A significant portion of Citrus County homes were built in the 1970s and 1980s. That […]
Buying a home in Florida is different from buying just about anywhere else in the country. The climate, the construction styles, and the specific failure modes of Florida homes create a unique inspection checklist. Here’s what to pay attention to. Hurricane and Wind Mitigation Florida homes built or renovated after 2002 should have hurricane strapping […]
Some buyers see a home inspection as a formality — something to check off the list before closing. In Citrus County, that attitude can get expensive fast. Here’s why the inspection genuinely matters in this market. 1. Older Housing Stock A significant portion of Citrus County homes were built in the 1970s and 1980s. That […]
Buying a home in Florida is different from buying just about anywhere else in the country. The climate, the construction styles, and the specific failure modes of Florida homes create a unique inspection checklist. Here’s what to pay attention to. Hurricane and Wind Mitigation Florida homes built or renovated after 2002 should have hurricane strapping […]